You’d probably be living under a rock
if you haven’t heard of or seen the whole episode where Kunal Kamra has been
banned by several airlines from flying with them after he posted a video of
Arnab Goswami in an Indigo flight asking him to answer some of his questions
and...
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) vide it’s circular dated 17 October, 2018 has proposed an amendment to the decade-old Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 and has sought feedback on the plan.
The Act requires private sports broadcasters such as Star India and Sony...
LICENSING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SONY PICTURES AND IPRS
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has entered into a
licensing agreement with the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS). Pursuant
to this agreement, Sony shall be able to use the IPRS music bank for its
digital broadcasts. With this licensing agreement, Sony...
Background
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent judgment, overturned a decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘Commission’) in which it had found Star India and Airtel guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (‘the...
PARLIAMENT
PANEL ASKS I&B MINISTRY TO INCLUDE ''FAIR-USE'' CLAUSE IN CINEMATOGRAPH
BILL
A parliamentary standing committee has noted that the amendments proposed in the Cinematograph Act, 1952, to check film piracy do not provide for “adequate safeguards” to the people who share film clip on various social media...
By Anushka Verma
Film makers, owners and producers often enter into licensing agreements for the distribution of their films. This case (Narendra Hirawat And Co. v. Sholay Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.) revolves around the licensing agreements related to two films, Sholay and Sholay 3D. Defendant No. 1, i.e. Sholay Media...
GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR A
STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO DISCUSS ISSUES PERTAINING TO COPYRIGHT
The Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT) called for a meeting on February 13, 2020 in New Delhi
to discuss the stakeholder issues pertaining to copyrights, the provisions
under the Copyright Act, 1957...
By Anushka Verma
The Delhi High Court recently, in the case of Star India Pvt. Ltd. v. Moviestrunk.com & Ors., reiterated the status of ‘rogue websites’ and their liability in infringement of copyright. The Plaintiff in this case is engaged in producing and distributing films in India and...
Human Artistry Campaign, a new coalition to Ensure AI Doesn’t Replace Artists- This AI music revolution has posed some important existential questions for the art form and music creation. The advancements in AI songwriting software and chatbots like ChatGPT have shown that the AI music revolution is much closer...
The online sports industry has witnessed an exponential growth in the recent past. A recent report titled ‘The era of consumer A.R.T – Acquisition Retention and Transaction, released in March 2020 by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Ernst and Young, revealed that online...
